Nisaba 32, 006 (P322487)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 48-02-086

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt of foodstuffs (oil, dates, cereals) from Ur-Shulpa'e.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 37.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun
2. 2(barig) i3-gesz du10-ga
3. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3
4. 3(ban2) zu2-lum
5. 1(barig) kasz dida
6. [n] sila3 zi3 sig15
reverse
1. [n] 1(asz) 1(ban2) dabin gur
2. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta
3. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
  blank space
  seal impression
4. mu en-unu6#-gal [{d}]inanna ba-[hun]
seal 1
1. lu2-dingir-ra
2. dub-sar
3. dumu a2-an-du-ru

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt of foodstuffs (oil, dates, cereals) from Ur-Shulpa'e.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

sealed; inscribed "Lu-dingira, scribe, son of A'anduru (Mayr 285.3)#

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002754.3 (composite) (P533501) S002754.3 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P322487

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 37.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75%

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 48-02-086
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190366

References

  • primary: Nisaba 32, 6

    [Notizia2019Nisaba32] Notizia, Palmiro. 2019. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the Rosen Collection. Nisaba 32. Messina: DICAM.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-09-28 at 08:28:21 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 32, 006 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322487.
Nisaba 32, 006 artifact entry (No. P322487). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322487
Nisaba 32, 006 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322487 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322487},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 32, 006 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322487.
Nisaba 32, 006 artifact entry (No. P322487). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322487
Nisaba 32, 006 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322487 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322487},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322487},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322487
LB  - CDLI:P322487
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - Nisaba 32, 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322487
ER  - 
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